Reference work · Independent publication
Commonwealth of the Philippines
This is a bibliographic record, not a copy of the source. Where a link is given, read the source at its publisher.
- Publisher
- Wikipedia
- Original language
- en
- Link
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_of_the_PhilippinesAccessed 23 September 2026
Editorial annotation
General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation, on the Commonwealth of the Philippines, established 15 November 1935 following the 1934 Tydings-McDuffie Act, which set a ten-year transition period during which the US retained jurisdiction over defense and foreign affairs; Manuel L. Quezon was elected the Commonwealth's first President, and the government was exiled from 1942 to 1945 during the Japanese occupation.